Jackie Knight, who aged out of the foster care system, received a car to make it easier for him to get to school and to his job at a local grocery store. The vehicle, a Honda Civic, is courtesy of the Rotary Club of Weston and was presented to him at Rick Case Honda in Davie, Florida.
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The Children’s Harbor 10th Annual Harbor Lights Gala raised more than $180,000 for the non-profit agency that strengthens families in the community while providing safe shelter and support to teens in foster care so that they may grow into healthy, educated, and productive adults.
“HUSH” aims to create a safe and inclusive space where individuals can explore the unique experiences and pressures that Black men encounter when it comes to mental health. Through the screening of this compelling documentary “HUSH,” attendees will gain valuable insights into the struggles, triumphs, and resilience of Black men, offering a much-needed perspective on a subject often overlooked or stigmatized.
“Florida’s union families are mourning the passing of Mike Williams, President of the Florida AFL-CIO, following a water accident on June 17th at his home in St. Marks, Florida,” reads a post from the organization. “Williams was one of the most transformative labor leaders in Florida history.”
Petty Officer 3rd Class Adrian Fabio, a native of Miami, Florida, provides beneficiary care and expeditionary medical readiness while serving with Expeditionary Medical Facility Bravo Detachment San Diego at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore.
Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., has announced Allyson L. Watson, Ph.D., as provost/vice president for Academic Affairs. Watson, who came to FAMU in 2019 as dean of the College of Education, has served as interim provost/vice president for Academic Affairs since December 2022.
An administrative law judge Tuesday said a teacher should keep his job after the St. Lucie County School Board moved to fire him for leaving an AK-47 rifle on the center console of his truck in a school parking lot.
“Few people in South Florida care more about our troubled waters than Thurlow-Lippisch, and her presence on the board — her constant questioning and requests for district officials to put complex topics into language the layman can understand — has been hugely beneficial,” the group, formerly known as Bullsugar, said in a news release Tuesday that described the situation as “a case study of how politics pollutes Florida’s waters.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis trimmed $510.9 million from a record-high state spending plan signed Thursday, with nearly one-fifth of the cuts coming from a single program designed to keep swaths of rural property from commercial and residential development.